Definitions for lamentationˌlæm ənˈteɪ ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lam•en•ta•tionˌlæm ənˈteɪ ʃən(n.)
the act of or instance of lamenting; lament.
Lamentations, (used with a sing. v.) a book of the Bible, traditionally ascribed to Jeremiah.
Category: Bible
Origin of lamentation:
1325–75
Princeton's WordNet
lament, lamentation, plaint, wail(noun)
a cry of sorrow and grief
"their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
lamentation, mourning(noun)
the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
Wiktionary
lamentation(Noun)
The act of lamenting.
lamentation(Noun)
A sorrowful cry; a lament.
lamentation(Noun)
Specifically, mourning.
lamentation(Noun)
lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge
lamentation(Noun)
A group of swans.
Origin: recorded since 1375, from lamentatio, from the deponent verb lamentor, from lamentum, itself from a la-, presumed ultimately imitative. Replaced Old English cwiþan. Lament is a 16th-century back-formation.
Webster Dictionary
Lamentation(noun)
the act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning
Lamentation(noun)
a book of the Old Testament attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and taking its name from the nature of its contents
Translations for lamentation
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- weeklagAfrikaans
- عَويل، نَحيب، نُواحArabic
- риданиеBulgarian
- lamentoPortuguese (BR)
- naříkáníCzech
- die KlageGerman
- klagesang; jeremiadeDanish
- θρήνοςGreek
- lamentaciónSpanish
- kaeblemineEstonian
- سوگواریFarsi
- vaikerointiFinnish
- lamentationFrench
- הֶספֵּדHebrew
- शोकHindi
- tužaljkaCroatian
- siránkozásHungarian
- ratapanIndonesian
- harmatölur, sorgarkveinIcelandic
- lamentoItalian
- 嘆きJapanese
- 슬퍼함Korean
- raudojimas, sielvartavimasLithuanian
- vaimanas;žēlošanāsLatvian
- ratapanMalay
- het weeklagenDutch
- sorg, sørging, jammerNorwegian
- opłakiwanie, rozpaczaniePolish
- ،عزادارى سوگواریPersian
- غمجنتيا،ماتم نيولPashto
- lamentoPortuguese
- tânguireRomanian
- жалобы; сетованияRussian
- nariekanieSlovak
- tarnanjeSlovenian
- naricanjeSerbian
- beklagan, jämmerSwedish
- แสดงความเศร้าThai
- ağlama, feryat, figan; ağıtTurkish
- 哀嚎，悲嘆Chinese (Trad.)
- тужна скарга, плачUkrainian
- سوگواریUrdu
- sự than khócVietnamese
- 悲伤Chinese (Simp.)
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